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Putting Families First in the State’s Family Court System

Family Justice Initiative recommendations aim to strengthen families and increase access to justice statewide.

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How Family Courts Can Help Build Community Justice

By bringing everyone to the table, family courts can break cycles of trauma and meet families’ needs.

Voices of Justice: Multiple Pathways to Healing from Intimate Partner Violence

A conversation with Rebecca Thomforde on why addressing intimate partner violence is needed for community justice, how responses have shifted over the past three decades, and what the future of this work looks like.

30 Years of Community Justice: James Brodick and Rasmia Kirmani

James Brodick and Rasmia Kirmani sit down to discuss how the community safety landscape has changed, the ecosystem of community justice, and moving at the speed of trust.

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How AI Highlights the Need for Better Mental Health Care

Our new brief outlines how concerns about AI and mental health treatment shed light on the need for accessible, high-quality care.

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Community Justice 2016: The International Conference of Community Courts

In April 2016, more than 400 participants from 110 jurisdictions gathered in Chicago for a three-day meeting on how to reduce crime and incarceration while improving public trust in justice.

Community Justice 2016

Last week, the Center for Court Innovation and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance convened Community Justice 2016, an international summit dedicated to improving safety, reducing the use of jail, and promoting trust in justice.

Reducing the Use of Jail

Since 2014, the Center for Court Innovation has worked with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to help plan and launch the Safety + Justice Challenge, a national initiative to reduce the use of jail across the United States.

Not Only A Good Read But A Must Read’

Rowman & Littlefield has released a new edition of Trial & Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure, featuring an introduction by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

February 2016 Highlights

2016 is off to a busy start here at the Center for Court Innovation. Here are a few highlights.

Effective Court Communication: Assessing the Need for Language Access Services for Limited English Proficient Litigants in Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking Cases

Ensuring meaningful access to justice for Limited English Proficient (LEP) litigants is an essential responsibility of the justice system. To gauge the status of language access services for litigants in domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases, the Center for Court Innovation and the National Center for State Courts conducted a needs assessment of courts, government agencies, and community-based organizations in the fall of 2013. This report outlines the findings and makes recommendations for strengthening language access.

Kings County Parent Support Program Honors 10th Graduating Class

The Kings County Parent Support Program celebrated its 10th graduation ceremony at the Kings County Family Court in Downtown Brooklyn.

Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice

A new edition of Good Courts featuring an introduction by former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman is now available from Quid Pro Books.

Brownsville Youth Court – One of 59 Reasons to Love New York

In case you missed it, New York Magazine highlighted our work with young people in Brownsville, Brooklyn as one of their 59 "Reasons to Love New York."

Courts, Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape

In Anaheim, New Approaches to Justice Reform.

Advancing Procedural Justice

The Center for Court Innovation seeks to advance the idea of procedural justice—encouraging justice agencies to treat individual arrestees, victims, defendants, and litigants with dignity and respect.

Reinvesting in Justice: What Comes Next?

Procedural justice, and its intersections with race, policing, and justice system legitimacy, was a major theme of our summit on criminal justice challenges and innovative reform efforts.